NCIP commemorates 19th IPRA anniv
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) – The National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Caraga is commemorating this year’s
19th Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) on October 27 with the theme,
“Pagsasakapangyarihan ng mga Katutubo Tungo sa Pagkakakisa.”
“We believe that it is in providing the IPs with
ample knowledge that they can effectively assert their rights and practice
their responsibilities towards establishing a unified, peaceful and prosperous
indigenous community,” underlined NCIP regional director Atty. Jose Dumagan Jr.
Dumagan added that a parade will jumpstart at 5:00
A.M. from Guingona Park going to Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Some
400 IPs all over the region are expected to attend the said celebration, it was
learned.
The Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997 (RA
8371) is a legislation that recognize and promote all the rights of Indigenous
Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor creates committee to support rehab program
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) – The province of Agusan
del Norte through its Peace and Order Council (PPOC) has created a special
action committee in support to the inter-agency rehabilitation program for the
drug surrenderees.
Through PPOC Resolution No. 2016-05 signed by PPOC
chairperson and provincial governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba, the
Special Action Committee is composed of the following: Chirman - Atty. Ramie F.
Duropan, Provincial Governor’s Office Peace and Order Focal Person; Members -
Director Gilbert V. Buenafe, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA);
Iglucito P. Duqueza, Department of Education; Ellen Vee P. Chua, Department of
the Interior and Local Government; Director Catalina O. Tacubao, Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); PSSupt Ernesto V Tendero,
Police Provincial Office; Daisybiel O. Demavivas, Provincial Social Welfare and
Nutrition Office; Paterno B. Olivera, Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Office; and Fr. Stephen M. Brongcano, Social Action Center Director.
The Special Action Committee is divided into three
clusters. Cluster 1 will handle the profiling, screening, drug testing and
provision support services during the identification and classification process
of drug personalities while the Cluster 2 is responsible in creating committees
on family care, community development, capacity development and
patient/recovering drug dependent care during the rehabilitation process.
The Cluster 3 of the committee will provide
programs and interventions like sustainable livelihood program, cash for work,
Unlad Kabataan, National Drug Education Program, Drug Dependents Training
Program, Therapuetic Community Modality Program, and Halfway House and
Livelihood Training Center during the post-rehabilitation process.
(NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
59 finish TESDA training program in SurSur town
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct. 18 (PIA) – Some
59 individuals from Carmen town had finished their skills training program
under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Of the 59 individuals, 25 beneficiaries from Sitio
Gacub, Barangay Hinapuyan graduated from Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
training NC-II, 31 individuals received a certificate of Reflexology and Massage
training, and three individuals availed the training for Work Scholarship
Program.
According to Civil Military Operations officer
Capt. Al Anthony Pueblas of 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB), Phil. Army, some 25
welding machines were received by the local government unit of Carmen intended
for the 25 graduates who finished the SMAW training NC-II. Eight of the 25
graduates are reportedly former rebels.
Pueblas added that the training was initiated by
the 36IB in coordination with some stakeholders. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DepEd now accepts Senior High School registration
By Mariza A. Arjona
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) has set October 16 to 29, 2016 as the schedule for the early
registration for the Senior High School (SHS).
In Butuan City, incoming Grade 11 students for the
next school year 2017 to 2018 can now register to any schools where the
specialized track of their choice is being offered.
According to Dr. Israel Reveche, SHS division
coordinator, the early registration will help determine DepEd on the resources
needed like the classrooms, teachers and learning materials needed in implementing
SHS.
“The Grades 11 and 12 were added with the
newly-implemented K to 12 Program,” Reveche said. Students are now required to
go through Grades 11 and 12 before completing or graduating from high school,
he added.
SHS has four academic tracks – the GAS or General
Academic Strand; STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics;
Humanities and Social Sciences or HUMSS track; and Accountancy, Business and
Management (ABM). (DepEd Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DepEd Butuan chief encourages academe’s
participation to 'dealing with bullying' confab
By Ana Marie P. Dultra
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) – Department of
Education (DepEd) Butuan City schools division superintendent Arsenio Cornites,
Jr., in an advisory, encourages the participation of the academe from the
public, private and special education schools and institutions of the city to
send participants to the 3rd Annual Conference on Dealing with Bullying.
The event is facilitated by the Autism Partnership
Philippine (APP) with the aim to educate doctors, therapists, administrators,
and academe about autism and strategies on how to deal with them.
Among the topics for discussion include: Prevalence
of Bullying in Children with Autism; Vulnerability of Students with Autism;
Psychology of Bullying and Victimization; Effects of Bullying; Traditional
Approaches to Dealing with Bullying; Alternative Approaches; and Mitigating
Risk of Future Victimization.
The event will be held on November 7 to 8, 2016 at
the Crimson Hotel, Filinvest City, Manila. (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
